Whirlwind, Watercolor, & Fleur by CN Designer Dips

Ok so I have been using color street for 6 years! They are breaking/cracking my nails. So I’m thinking about switch to sassy saints or Polish pops ? Which one best do you like ?

I am new to dip powder and wanted to try it since I've found gel doesn't last well on me. I had my nails done at the salon today, french tips, and they feel so bulky and uncomfortable. I had seen a few videos online where they used pink and white powders to create the look of the french tip - that's not what they did here. They did 1 layer of base dip, 3 layers of pink dip, and then 1 layer of base gel, the french tip in white gel, another layer of base gel, and then a gel top coat. If I had known that gel was going to be involved, I wouldn't have gone for dip at all... Am I missing something? Is this standard? They are incredibly thick!

Hello again!

I recently switched to dip powders and I've done a couple sets so far, with my current one using a chunkier dip - big flakies, larger glitter pieces. I didn't notice this in my first sets because the dip was finer, but with the chunky dips, how can I get the finished dip to be more smooth? Any big pieces that were hanging off or sticking up, I took some tweezers and removed before doing the next coat/final top coat, but there are still some nails that are pretty rough

When I looked it up, it said to buff, but I didn't know if it was different for chunkier dips. If it's normal thats good too, just want to make sure there wasn't something I could have done different or better. Any tips are more than appreciated, thank you!!

Love this deep purple dip powder! 💜
Color is called Raisin.

Finally got some long lasting length! Using the apex method with lots of patience, my natural nails are standing the test of time!
Color is from Modelones.

I never do symmetrical and I love how these colors came out together. Looking a little short right now as I haven’t gotten my nails done since late April, can’t wait til these have grown out long enough to file into a pointy almond my favorite lol

I feel like I can never get a good taper on my nails. I don’t know if it’s the shape of my nailbeds or my filing technique. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

I’m not sure about the colour suiting me, but I love the vibe!

Golden glow by Glowdip 😊

Trying out different colour combinations. Really need to sample my dips to make this less of a guessing game😄

Colours are bamboo blues from glowdip, sparkling white from sassy saints and a pale blue from Temu.
Liquids are glowdip.

Hi, everyone! I’m moving and need to rehome my accumulated dip-powder dragon hoard.

I’m selling everything pictured together as one lot for $150, including tracked ground shipping within the contiguous US.

The box includes:

• Lots of dip powders from three or four popular dip powder sellers
  • ~60% of the powders are from CNDD, Dipnotic, Isle 21, Double Dipp’d, Dips with Syd, and tina x tina.
  • The others are Azure Beauty/Modelones/Beetles powders
• A Modelones nail lamp
• Nail art supplies, tools, tips, swatch sticks, files, containers, and other assorted nail-related bits and bobs
• Everything else nail-related shown in the photos

I kept my favorites, but some of the powders have been used once or twice (I use pour-over method rather than sticking my finger in the pot). Many have never been opened, but I have no idea which ones, so everything is being sold as-is. I haven’t inventoried every brand, shade, or item, and I’m not looking to split the lot—I would just really like it to go somewhere it will be used instead of becoming extremely colorful landfill.

Price: $150 shipped within the contiguous US
Tampa-area local pickup: $90

I can accept PayPal or Venmo. Please comment before messaging me, and feel free to ask any questions that can be answered without requiring me to catalogue the entire tiny-jar civilization.

This is the perfect green for summer. I’ve been playing around a lot with gel polish, but dip truly has my heart.

Zest in Show by Whimsy Nail Co

Colours are all Virgo and Gem: Glow with the Flow, Marshmallow and Fashion Icon.

I have a music video shoot on Saturday and my costume is all black. I'm hoping these pop 🎉

Did a lot of trial and error on tester nails before doing this set on mine and I am in love! They're so cute. 4th of July is gone, it's spooky season now! (I am not a summer colors person to begin with 🤣). A few shots from start to finish.

1st attempt https://www.reddit.com/r/DipPowderNails/s/sh7AlmbkHQ

First of all, I still gotta learn how to not massacre my poor cuticles. But! I think I am already getting better, and I am really happy with how the infill turned out as I can't see 'the line'. I am new to all this (from doing cuticles to shaping tips) so deffo lots to learn but happy so far with dip powder!

My normal time spent each week is between 2 and 3 hours, not including removal and cuticle prep. This time, I was in a hurry. I dipped, activated once, and then top coated. No filing or shaping (where I normally spend close to an hour on that alone). Done in one hour! The texture helps hide the imperfections, and I am unlikely to do this on a more solid, unforgiving dip, but it worked fine here.

Color is Cruel Summer from Color My World.

(And some bonus glitter that I haven’t soaked off from my previous set. Edit: was never intending for this to be a cohesive set, just experimenting with color combos.)

This is only my 4th(ish?) set as a total newbie, and my first attempts at ombrès, since ombrè results with dip were what drew me to the medium in the first place.

I’m not a nail tech (which I’m sure is obvious from my sidewalls), just a generally crafty person who wants to do things the right way. Welcoming any recommendations for applying the powders so that the gradient is more uniform and less “splotchy” in that transition space from one color to another.

I’m currently applying by picking up each color on a separate makeup brush and tapping on while rotating the nail, alternating which color I apply first with each coat. I’m finding it hard to predict what it’s gonna look like every time I brush off the excess, which means I’m probably applying too MUCH each time, and obscuring my own view.

Can someone tell me exactly what I need to search on Amazon for this e-file bit? I’m also not sure if any brand bit would fit Melody Susie brand or not. I use it gently around cuticles, which seems to work great, but I think it’s time for a new one. If you recommend another piece for the job, I’m open to hearing you!

Hello!

I'm looking for a gel top coat that will allow UV to penetrate after curing. I want to use my sun changer dips but I can't ever get a dip top coat to work well. The top coat I use from CNDD doesn't let much, if any, UV come through so I never see the change.

Thanks in advance!

What are best practices for matte finish?

Im doing my on nails from home and never got them done professionally so im totally new to this but i bought all the same brand stuff and all good quality stuff.
It’s like the base coat isnt strong enough.
i used rhinestone glue after a few sets fell off but i have a nail glue allergy so i had a reaction.
They fall off after about two days.
i’m using The manicure company products/all including lamp. i’m curing everything for 99 second between layers
Any advice?

Second time application here! (Still a bit messy- but getting there.) this weird texture has appeared on two of my nails but didn’t happen until AFTER I applied the top coat? (Circled in pic as it’s kind of hard to see on camera) At first I thought I must have accidentally bashed them before the top coat layer had dried, so I applied another one to try and smooth it out but it’s dried down the same way. From scrolling this sub Reddit I think I need to buff them down, and reapply the activator and top coat again. I’m mainly posting this to ask for suggestions on why this could have happened in the first place? So I can avoid it happening again. TIA 😊

Prices on all the photos. Or $140 for all plus $15 shipping. Most have only been used 2 or 3 times if that. Some used not at all. Probably over $300 worth.

*Edit: located in US so US shipping only.